Crediting Islamic Model of Stress Management in Stressful Organizations

The increasing number of social and individual problems caused by occupational stress have been indicative of the ineffectiveness of the previous models despite many attempts. This article is intended to measure the current status of organizations in order to correct and reduce staff stress. After obtaining the reliability and validity of the model derived from the review of literature and interviews and the questionnaire of expert opinion, the model test required a field study, so a researcher-made questionnaire was developed with the allocation of 90 items. The questionnaire was prepared for distribution in the high-stress zone of six hospitals including public, military, and private hospitals. After receiving the opinions of the employees in the high-stress zones and analyzing the findings of the statistical population, the conceptual model of occupational stress management from the point view of Islam was obtained and it was based on "God-belief, continuity of life after death and centrality of ethics". Considering that hospitals are one of the most important occupational organizations, the model test was used in the high-stress zones of hospitals' and proved the researchers’ hypothesis. So, the obligation to strengthen religious beliefs was explained in these organizations and the model of occupational stress management of employees from the Islamic point of view was confirmed by assessing the status of organizations. The indicators, components, and dimensions of the above model can be used by authorities of health policy such as Iranian medical council, the ministry of health and medical education, and medical sciences’ universities.